The traveling exhibit of the Mariological Society of America is currently on exhibit at the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. The exhibit began its tour at
the International Schoenstatt Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin; moved from there to The Marian
Library/International Marian Research Institute in Dayton, Ohio; and is currently on display in
Washington. The exhibit is located in the Memorial Hall of the basilica. From there the exhibit
will move to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Snows at Belleville, Illinois, July 28 -
September 1, 1999.

April 1999: At the shrine of the Queen of
Peace 90,000 Holy Communions were distributed and there were 1,568 concelebrations of the
Eucharist.

May 1999: Fr. René Laurentin visited Medjugorie with a group of 100
French pilgrims. [Fr. Laurentin is a well known French professor who conducts courses at The
Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute during summer.]

In response to
numerous requests: Medjugorje remains a place of prayer and of peace. It is safe for all who
travel there.

The Vatican and National Council of Catholic Bishops (USA) have an information service which
keeps the readers abreast of Jubilee 2000 (J2K) activities, materials and writings available for the
celebration of the millennium. The Internet address for the information service is:

The service informs us that the Vatican has released 10 videos on Jubilee 2000 themes featuring
Pope John Paul II. The themes of the videos are: Human Rights, Interreligious Dialogue, Youth,
Families, Marian Devotion, Pilgrims, the Roman Catacombs, Nativity Scenes, the 4 Basilicas of
Rome, and Religious Ties Between Rome and the Holy Land. It will be released soon in 6
languages, including English. Further details are not yet available.

The
Schoenstatt Movement, an international Marian movement of the Catholic Church, has an
apostolate that began in Brazil with a member of its movement, Joao Pozzobon. Over the years,
this apostolate has developed on a worldwide level. In the United States, it is generally known
under the title, Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign. An overseas' website writes:

On September 10, 1950 in the Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt, in Santa Mar¡a (Brazil), John
Pozzobon was commissioned to take the pilgrim picture of the Mother of Gos to the families and
to pray the Rosary with them.

For thirty years, and without neglecting his wife, seven children and a small store, John walked
over 140,000 kilometers carrying on his shoulder the picture of Our Lady of Schoenstatt. He
visited families, schools, hospitals, prisons, and nursing homes, all the while teaching thousands
of people how to pray the Rosary.

John had a great love for Mary and was consecrated to Her in the Shrine. In search of strength
with which to carry out his mission, he even prayed the Rosary while working on his patch of
land, sometimes up to fifteen rosaries a day.

In 1959, in order to reach more families, he added small pilgrim pictures to his Campaign which
went about the different homes inviting families to pray the Rosary. On December 8, 1983 John
asked the Blessed Mother that his Campaign be spread worldwide. She heard his request. In
March of 1984, a group of Argentines, driven by the desire to encourage the praying of the
Rosary, travelled to Brazil in search of 25 pilgrim pictures to spread the Rosary Campaign
throughout all countries in the Americas. Upon arriving in Santa Mar¡a, joined by John, they
crowned Our Lady of Schoenstatt as Queen of the Rosary, and ask her to hand out upon the
world the grace of praying the Rosary. They placed themselves in Her hands, as instruments for
praying, living, and taking the Rosary to all.

Soon the fruits of this coronation were to be witnessed: in less than a year, the Rosary Campaign
had spread to more than twenty countries in the five continents and in Rome, on September 20,
1985 Pope John Paul II blessed all the pilgrim pictures of the Campaign which travel around the
globe.

On June 27, 1985 in Santa Mar¡a, John died on his way to the Shrine. His process of beatification
was opened in 1998.
The work of Pozzobon continues in Brazil and throughout the world. Currently, there are pilgrim
shrines in 975 cities and towns in thirteen Brazilian states. One example is the city of Sao
José dos Campos with a population of over 700,000. 700 pilgrim shrines travel through
the city. For each shrine, a group of 30 families rotate the shrine once a month. When the shrine
arrives at the home, the visit is understood as a visit from the Blessed Virgin Mary, a time to
greet her, to pray the rosary for the family's intentions, and, if possible, a time of catechesis.

An article
by J. Gary Kuntz in the Spring 1999 issue of Medjugorje Magazine, tells Mr. Kuntz's
story of his experiences at Medjugorje which resulted in his authorship of meditations on the
rosary. Mr. Kuntz writes:

At a Denver Center for Peace Day of Prayer, after leading the rosary, at least 12
people asked, "Do you have an audio cassette of that?" We accepted it as a sign to make the
audio tape.

The council approved $3,000, a large amount for a small council, to make the tape. We recorded
all 15 decades along with songs and meditations and although it was scary, gave them away,
accepting only what people wanted to donate. After three years, we have distributed over 15,000
rosary tapes into 50 states and Canadian provinces. This has happened largely becasue we inivte
other K. of C. councils to join us in our work.

To order a free tape and
booklet, write: K. of C. Council #8909 Rosary Tapes, St. Francis of Assisi Church, 2746 Hwy
86, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. A donation will allow the Knights to continue their work.

We are in desperate need of solid black, blue, brown, or gray plastic cord rosaries
for our prisoners and colorful ones for our foreign missions. Any help that you can give us will
be greatly appreciated!

The Riehle Foundation
PO Box 7
Milford, OH 45150-0007

For further information, contact them at TEL: 513-576-0032 or FAX: 513-576-0022.